Mumbai Blasts : Public Outrage at Politicians...
Special Correspondent
Pics by Rons Bantwal
Daijiworld Media Network - Mumbai
Mumbai, Jul 14 : Though life in Mumbai has come back to normal much earlier than expected, the angry citizens of India's financial hub are yet to come out of shock. The anger, frustration, and fear is palpable in the people, specially those in Zaveri Bazaar, Opera House and Dadar where the bombs exploded killing atleast 17 people and injuring over 130.
It was a heartbreaking sight at the hospitals where the injured are being treated and where the bodies have been kept. There were no words to console the bereaved, no words to express their sorrow.
The family of 26-year-old Ashfaq who died at Zaveri Bazar is one of the worst hit in the attack. Ashfaq who married just two months ago, has left behind his bride, his father and mother. His friend Tushar is in tears, but also angry, "Politicians will not understand our pain, because only common people suffer in such attacks. Let some poltician die, then they will wake up from slumber. Why can't the government give enough security to the people...." His words spoke of the pain in losing his friend, and also reflected every Mumbaikar's thought.
A brother of another victim at the KEM hostpital had some harsh words for politicians, "These b*****y politicians can protect killer Kasab by spending hundreds of crores, but they have no money to protect innocent people here in Mumbai."
"What is the use of congratulating Mumbaikars on being brave and facing the disaster boldly? We do not need any compliments, if at all Mumbaikars are back to normal after the blasts, it is only because we have no other option - we are forced to go to work, if we do not work we cannot feed out family," says Munaf, a 30-year-old who works for a hotel in Dadar, who is angered at the sympathy shown by politicians for Mumbaikars.
Shruthi Salve, a 24-year-old software engineer says, "Mumbai is used to facing such tragedies. No one has faith on these politicians, but people are ready to face the situation because there is no other alternative. Only option is to leave the city and run away from here, but we were born and brought up here, where shall we go?"
"We only hope and pray that God gives good sense to our corrupt politicians. Frankly, no one is honest is here, neither the ruling party nor the oppostion. They are good for nothing, and we don't want to depend on them," says the young mind.
Such outburst from the families and friends of the victims is natural in times of disasters like these. But who do we blame?
Government says it is not an intelligence failure while the opposition says it is the government policy that has made Mumbai a soft target for terror attacks.
End of the day, it is the common man who suffers, and continues to suffer!